Build CONX Chain Core

CONX Chain core is the official Golang reference implementation of the CONX Chain node software. Use this guide to install CONX Chain core and xplad, the command-line interface and daemon that connects to CONX Chain and enables you to interact with the CONX Chain.

Get the CONX Chain Core Source Code #

1. Use git to retrieve CONX Chain core, and check out the main branch, which contains the latest stable release. You can find the latest tag on the tags page or via autocomplete in your terminal: type git checkout v and press <TAB>.

   git clone https://github.com/xpladev/xpla
   cd xpla
   git checkout [latest version]
   

2. Build CONX Chain core. This will install the xplad executable to your GOPATH environment variable.

   make install
   

3. Verify that CONX Chain core is installed correctly.

   xplad version --long
   

   Example:

   name: xpla
   server_name: xplad
   version: v2.0.0
   commit: ea682c41e7e71ba0b182c9e7f989855fb9595885
   build_tags: netgo,ledger
   go: go version go1.18.2 darwin/amd64
   # ...followed by a lot of dependencies
   

export PATH=$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin